photo photo fallout. congressman anthony weiner confesses of sending a lewd photo of himself over the internet and then lying about it. >> i haven't told the truth. and i've done things i deeply regret. up in flames -- a monster arizona wild fire burns out of control forcing thousands to leave. and on the front line -- battling the taliban as the u.s. prepares to start sending troops home from afghanistan. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, june 7, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, june 7, 2011. captioning funded by cbs

good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. anthony weiner says he will not resign but promises to cooperate with an ethics investigation. he confessed to inappropriate on-line exchanges with six women. he admitted sending one lewd photo to one woman and then lying about it. >> i regret not being honest about this. it was a big mistake -- i was embarrassed, i was humiliated. i'm still to this moment. i was trying to protect my wife, to protect myself from shame. it was a mistake. i really regret it. it was part of a plan of destructive things i did that i accept responsibility for it. if you're looking for a deep explanation for it, i simply don't have one except that i'm sorry. >> joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. how likely is this ethics investigation?

>> well, betty, the house has rules about the conduct of its members and we know that the ethics committee ruled several times in the past against members who violated those standards. >> reporter: new york congressman anthony weiner could find himself in the middle of a congressional investigation. >> i haven't told the truth. and i've done things i deeply regret. >> top democrats are calling for an ethics probe after he admitted monday of tweeting a photo of himself to a young student. he admitted to exchanges before he married top aide to hillary clinton. >> never met these women or had physical relationships at any time. >> reporter: despite the scandal, the congressman will not resign. >> i don't see anything i did to violate the rules of the house. >> reporter: once considered a rising star here on capitol hill, weiner had been expected

to run for new york city mayor in 2013. now it's unclear whether it will be enough to save his career. >> if he's truly come clean, no more tweets out there, no more lewd phone calls. he could ride this out. >> reporter: some political analysts believe weiner will bounce back. reactions are mix. >> totally dumb, ridiculous. >> reporter: he's a great congressman. but he did a super thing and people do stupid things. >> reporter: weiner said he worked hard for voters over the years and will continue to work just as hard to win back their trust. the congressman said he used his personal computer in blackberry, not his issued devices to carry on with these women on facebook and twitter. >> oriole, is the congressman getting any kind of support on capitol hill?

>> you could hear a pin drop on the democratic side of the aisle. his political allies don't want any part of the personal cry crisis. he does have the support of the wife. she offered to stand by his side at the news conference yesterday, and he told her, he wanted to do it alone, betty? >> he did, joel brown in washington, thank you, joel. sources tell cbs news that weiner decided to fess up over the weekend but only did so monday when more damaging photos showed up. the pictures of a shirtless weiner were released by andrew brightbart. he claims they were sent to a woman. and he has an x-ray photo of weiner that he won't release. >> i've the one to chosen not to do the salacious thing, the thing to get a billion hits on my website. i have no intention to rub salt in his wounds. all i wanted to do was tell the truth all along. >> brightbart said he's not releasing the photos you heard

there to protect weiner's family. >> now to the weather and the tornadoes that touched down last night in montana. it spun last night near the billings airport. it was one of several that struck the billings area. no injuries are reported and the extent of the damage was not yet clear. in southwestern iowa, residents worked overnight to protect hamburg from the swollen missouri river. they're trying to reinforce one faltering levee. but the river will crest at record levels leaving the town under eight feet of water. most residents are evacuated. now to eastern arizona where a huge wild fire has forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate. the wall of fire believed caused by a campfire has burned and 360 square miles near the new mexico state line. the fire is being seen and felt far away. kenneth gibson reports. >> reporter: a thick haze of

smoke blanketed the city of denver 700 miles from the wild fires burning in eastern arizona. this wild fire is the third largest in arizona history and growing. and here's why. high winds and low humidity are helping to fuel the fames and it's only expected to get worse. 2400 firefighters from as far away as new york city are on the ground battling the flames. after more than a week, the fire is still 0% contained. >> we continue to put resources on it. we continue to change our tactics to meet the different needs and such. but so far, that fire is pretty much burning freely. >> reporter: despite the size, 365 square miles, the fire has only burned a handful of buildings so far. but officials continue to issue mandatory evacuations. the 200 residents of the small picturesque tourist town of greer are among the latest to

get orders to pack up and leave. >> nothing stays in this fire. they're not going to fight that fire. >> reporter: fire fighters and residents know until the winds die down, there's little anyone can do but to get out of the fire's path. kenneth gibson, cbs news. now to the war in afghanistan, some of the more than 100,000 troops serving there now will begin coming home in july. how many and how quickly will depend on president obama who's waiting for a final recommendation from his top commanders. >> i intend to follow through on the commitment i made to the american people. it's time for us to recognize we've accomplished a big chunk of our mission and it's time for the afghans to take more of the responsibility. >> robert gates is wrapping up a visit to afghanistan today. he has said he wanted to begin the drawdown slowly leaving as many combat troops as possible in the field for now. as president obama considers whether to pick up the pace from

withdraw from afghanistan, the war on the front lines does continue. manny clark is with soldiers of the 101th airborne at paktika province. >> reporter: fox company headed out at dawn on sunday. their mission -- to cut the enemy off at the source. along the border with pakistan, the razor's edge of the war. the pilot struggled to land the helicopters on the rugged mountain topples. soldiers rushed out and took out the census position. three armed men, possibly enemy spotters, were identified on the next ridge. the response was swift and fierce. two 500-pound bombs dropped right on the border with pakistan. three dead bodies were recovered, along with heavy weapons and communications equipment. >> we'll get you guys down there. go long.

>> reporter: fox company pushed on hoping to flush the enemy out. commander christopher tanner, a west point graduate from alabama was waiting for his men to gather on the ridge when rockets started to rain in. >> there's another one. >> reporter: he called it counterfire. >> got a position off of that one. >> reporter: within minutes, the air support. and back at base, heavy guns opened up. >> fire! >> reporter: tanner waited for the enemy to reveal itself, but the insurgents chose to wait and fight another day. >> every fighter we've stopped out here on the border is one less fighter that makes it in to the heart of afghanistan. >> reporter: this mission is considered a success because every member of fox company came back safely. but the battle continues, while we were away, this base came under direct fire. all day today, the heavy guns have been lobbing shells at

targets more than 12 miles away. mandy clark, cbs news, paktika, afghanistan. just ahead, the source of the deadly e. coli outbreak in europe and one of the most prized pieces of music history goes on the auction block. this is the "cbs morning news." prized pieces of music history goes on the auction block. prized pieces of music history goes on the auction block. this is the "cbs morning news." h and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. any tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. [ male announcer ] ask your veterinarian about k9 advantix ii.

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22 people have died from e. coli infection and 22,000 have gotten sick. on the "cbs moneywatch" in asia, stocks were mixed today. ashley morrison has the latest on all of that. good morning to you, betty. that's right, a mixed day for the asian markets. tokyo's nikkei gained .5%, hong kong's hang seng was slightly lower. the latest on the labor market and consumer credit. on monday, the stocks fell again, the nasdaq was down 30. president obama was losing the economic counsel. he will resign his post this summer to return to teaching at the university of chicago. he's advised mr. obama on economic matters since 2004. the eyes of the gaming world are on e-3, the electronic entertainment expo opened monday in los angeles. it's usually focused on unveiling the video games but sony took center stage to apologize for the recent security breach that compromised the personal information of 77 million users of the playstation

network. the company also unveiled the ps-d, the next generation hand held gaming device. if you haven't planned a weekend, ocean city, maryland might fit the bill. the city council will give away $100,000 of gas to draw tourists proposing a free gallon for each night spent in a local hotel. details are up in the air and critics have blasted the plan as a shameless gimmick. and the jacket that launched the video revolution is hitting the auction block. the iconic red and black jacket michael jackson wore in "thriller" will be up for bid later this month in beverly hills. it will take deep pockets. organizers think it will take up to $400,000, maybe even more. that's a lot of money to pay for

a jacket. >> i think it will rein in even more. don't you think? >> i do. >> i won't be bidding, unfortunately. >> no. straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, the brewers bring out the bruins as prince fielder smashes another home run. at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster

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in some cities around the country. new york, sunny, 88, miami, sunny, 88, chicago, sunny, 99, dallas, a whopping 100 degrees today. and in l.a., a sunny 71. time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture showed a few storm clouds forming in the southeast, while clear skies stretched from the northeast to the southwest. later today, record-breaking heat is possible across 2/3 of the nation from texas to wisconsin and across the deep south. thunderstorms are possible along the gulf coast and a few lingering showers out west. in sports, milwaukee completed a four-game sweep of florida. the brewers prince fielder field hit a three-run homer to the right field in the fourth inning and milwaukee went on to beat the marlins, 7-2. in kansas city with the bases loaded at the bottom of the 11th inning, a single to center driving in the winning run. kansas city beat toronto, 3-2. the university of southern

california has been stripped of the 2004 bcs national football title. the action was for rules violations involving former usc star running back reggie bush. the ncaa found that bush received improper extra benefits in that season and ruled ineligible to play. when we return, a look at the top stories. and steve jobs unveils the future in the cloud for apple. steve jobs unveils the future in the cloud for apple. she felt lost...

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on t on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. summerlike heat has spread from the summer plains to the great lakes. temperatures are on the rise in the northeast. the gulf coast will have scattered thunderstorms with damaging winds and small hail. here's another look at this morning's top stories.

new york congressman anthony weiner admits he sent a lewd photo of himself over the internet and he confessed to having inappropriate online exchanges with six women. weiner says he won't resign but will cooperate with a congressional investigation. a huge wild fire in eastern arizona has grown to 360 square miles. it's being pushed by strong wind and residents of a third town have been ordered to evacuate. apple software and service pipeline is filled with new products this morning one day after steve jobs came off of medical leave to appear in a conference in san francisco. sandra hughes was there. >> reporter: james brown's "i feel good" introduced the apple ceo. steve jobs opened the worldwide development conference to cheers and some shoutouts. >> thank you. >> looking gaunt in his uniform of black turtle neck and jeans, jobs who is fighting cancer was only on the stage for a few minutes.

>> today we're going to talk about software. we've got great stuff to talk about. os-10 lion, ios-5, and some kind of interesting new cloud stuff. >> reporter: steve tossed the presentation to others. this is the only second appearance since going on medical leave in january. >> it was the worst kept secret. but apple's new icloud service was still the big news. >> reporter: jobs came back on stage to launch it. >> some people think the cloud is just a hard disk in the sky. >> reporter: the cloud stores content for iphones and ipads on line. it syncs devices without connecting them. it could be free for now. >> they can talk to the cloud whenever they want. >> reporter: lion, the new operating system and ios 5, system for mobile devices can

also be produced. >> this is energy in the room. a developer conference. >> reporter: lion will be available in the fall. when steve jobs will return was not announced. cbs news, san francisco. this morning on "the early show," congressman weiner's confession. i'm betty nguyen. this is "cbs morning news." sh," congressman weiner's confessi confession. i'm betty nguyen. this is "cbs morning news." but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? every tasty tablet has prebiotic fiber from fruits and veggies... that lets your good bacteria thrive and helps support your immune system. fiber choice. an easy way to defend your health everyday. learn more about prebiotics and get a free sample at fiberchoice.com. [ announcer ] about prebiotics who could resist the call... of america's number-one puppy food brand? with dha and essential nutrients also found in mother's milk. purina puppy chow.

four minutes before 5:00. it's a post pleasant day start. party's back. >> we're in the mid-60s now. by the time we finish rush, # 4, lunchtime at 89, high temperature in the low 90s today. clear skies, beautiful sunrise beginning to happen right now. here what will be making hones today. the army corps of engineers scrambling to reinforce a levee holding back a bulging missouri river in iowa. a grand edge planned at the white house for the german chancellor. the ousted illinois governor will testify for a 7th day at

his corruption trial. coming clean, congressman another fee weiner admits to sexting young men but says he is not stepping down. a baltimore county woman murdered, her daughter left to die, new charges filed against a washington, d.c. police officer charged in the crime. losing a trusted advisor, one of the president's long time money minds has submittedded his red nation. we'll be right back. i can't let allergies stop me from leading the way. so, i get claritin clear. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms. and only claritin is proven to keep you as alert and focused as someone without allergies. no other brand can say that not even allegra. live claritin clear.